Virginia Cha is an accomplished architect currently engaged at Restorative Innovation, where the focus is on developing an innovation framework to stimulate entrepreneurship for the betterment of humanity, health, and the environment. With a significant academic presence, Virginia serves as the Academic Director for SMART Academy at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research & Technology Centre and holds the position of Adjunct Professor at the National University of Singapore. Additionally, Virginia is a Global Agenda Council Member for the World Economic Forum, having contributed to notable academic roles as an Adjunct Professor in Technology Entrepreneurship at INSEAD and as a Professor-in-Residence at SIM Platform E. Earlier career experiences include serving as Entrepreneur In Residence at Singapore Management University and as Chief of Research at the Institute of Systems Science, NUS. Virginia holds a Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from the National University of Singapore and a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.